Chimney-cleaner.



G. S. STUART. CHIMNEY (II-BAKER.

APPLIOATIOH nun 22.1mm, 190a.

Patented May 18, 1909.

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,emmuw .35 extension is UNITED STATES i n rnutr- OFFICE.

CHIMNEY'OIEANER.

Bpeeificetion 0f Letters Patent.

Patented May 18, 1909.

Application filed September 14, 1.908. Serial No. 452,940.

T '0 all iphom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE S. STUART, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hollidnyshurg, in theoounty of Blair end'Stnte of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Chimney (llennors; and I do herellry declare the following to he a full, clear and exact description of the invention, su' l RS will enable others skilled in the art to which it apperteins to make and use the'seine.

My inventlonfrelates to improvements in chimney eleaners, end the ()llrJPCl of my invention is to provides simple,xacor1o1nical,

and easily operated device, by means of which ehimxieys may be readily cleaned.

'With this" object in view, my invention consists in theeonstruction and combinations of ports as hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings--Fig1ire 1 represents a chimney or fine in section, show ing the manner of using my invention there" in. Fig. 2 is ssectionul'vieiv of the top of s chimney, showings collecting device there over, for the purpose of catching; the soot, etc. Fig. 3 is a side view of the main port of my cleaning device, end Fig. 4 is :t vertical cross section of the some.

:1 represents a flexible pipe such as a ruliher hose, which is attached to the lower end i of a vessel 5. This vessel has a. hollow extension c at its lower end, and is flared u wardly, leaving a lar e open space (1. Tie .refera lily screw-threaded on the outside, alt ough thisis not exactly nocessary, and to this extension is secured one end of the pipe or hose a by means of e snitable clamp e.

f represents a pear-shaped body, provided with an extension 9 on its upper part, which extension is perforated, as s own at h. Thepart f terminates below in a. sharp point 11. he parts b cndf are preferably made of en kind of metal, such as brass. The parts and f are connected together by means of ex tensions j, projecting downwardly from the port f, and either made integral with said port, or soldered, or otherwise fastened thereto. The arts 7' are perforated as shown at k, end through these perforationfl, adjusting screws m pass. It will thusbe seen that a circular opening for the escape of sir is provided botwecnthe parts b zmdf, and the size of this circular opening may he vuried at will by adjusting! these parts toward or away from cash otheix In Figs; sud 4, I have shown the main mrtoi the device as substantially il'culnr in drizontel sei-tion, but any desired slut 0 might he used, accordingto the slutpeof t we chimney or flue.

Referring to Fig. I, n represents a flue or chimney, and o a! cord \ihirh the oierot r lets down through the chinmey from the top.

lower end, which weight is provided with n hook q. adapted to hook into the extension 9 through the hols l1. l( irescnts o fRITldOWQl of any desired type, and s any desired form of motor. i

In Fig. 2. I llltYP shown means for catching the soot, etc., that is blown up the chimney by the device. This consists of n sun-k t, adopted to [if over the chimney and made of pervious material, so that the air can esre'pe the sack. When um rimming device has been drawn up to the top of the ohmmey, the

of the chimneyhviorc the dust is cutoll'.

The operation is as Foll ':ws:- -'l ho operuh lets down the weight p from the top of the chimney, and engages it n th. the rleauer which is inserted in any suitable opening at the bottom of the chimney, the motor is 1' causes it stream of air to )8 ejectedupwsrdly through the device, which is then slowly drawn by the o aerator to the top of the chimney lit shou d be noted that on account of the Shit of the parts, the blast is thrown outward y in the form of a cone very essential in reaching all parts of them- 'terior of the flue, thus insuring that no part of the interior of the flue shall escape the blast. r 4 r The invention is perfectly o orative if the part fis entirely removed, an suction subetc. will he dralwn into the space (I and dis charged into any suitable receptacle, (not shown).

.While I have thus described my invention, I wish it to be distinctly understood that I This Cord has a. weight 7) nttziched to its' 'while the soot, etu. collects on the inside of seek is bent over, and slip )(il oil of the end i then set in operation. whereu on the blower with itslowor end at the bottonuand this is stitu-tedlfor a blast, iniwhich case, thodirt,

tcncd together and ndapted to deliver a blast of an in u conical form a} fan blower do not limit myself to the exert details shown and described, as these might be varied considerably without departing from the s irit of my invention.

I c aimzl. The combination; of in Hue cleaning device compost l of two parts ndjnstably fasconnected to one of said parts, and means attached to the other'of said parts whereb Y l the device man be slowly'drawn up through a. chimney or 1 us, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a fine cleaner com-- 1 posed of two parts, one of which is hollow, I said parts being nd'ustnblyfastened together i and adapted to de iver n conical blast of air, 1 a flexible pipe attached to said hollow part, 4 a blower connected with said pipe, and means attached to the upper part whereby I the cleaning device rnny be slowly drown up through a chimney, substantially as de scribed.

3. The combination of a cleaning device composed of two arts, one of said parts bein hollow and aring upwardly and outwar ly, and the other of said parts being solid and having its lower part conical, said parts being cdjustsbly connected together, and said upper part being provided with a perforated extension, n flexible pipe connected to said lower part, a blower connected to said pipc,'end a cord and hooked weight adapted to en ago said upper part, substantinl' y as descri ed. r

In testimony whereof, I oflix my signature, in presence of two witnesses,

Witnesses:

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